Choosing the Road That Changes You | Jeff Hecklinski | TEDxBellarmineU

Описание: In this TEDx talk, Jeff “Coach Heck” Hecklinski shares a story of resilience, mental toughness, and overcoming adversity when his wife Tiffany was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer after an emergency surgery. What began as stomach pain became a life-changing moment, and Tiffany’s words, “THIS WILL NOT BREAK US,” anchored their family. Coach Heck shares a simple framework: Truth → Choice → Change. The framework can help anyone face hard news, take the next right step, and rewrite their story. The talk closes with a challenge to choose your pain, growth over regret, and a reminder that even in the darkest chapter, you are enough.
Jeff “Coach Heck” Hecklinski is a high-performance keynote speaker and longtime Division I football coach in Michigan, Illinois, and Kansas and at San Diego State and Ball State. Jeff later led a turnaround and New York Stock Exchange listing as president of Signing Day Sports. His defining glitch, the inflection point that redraws a life, arrived in a hospital when a nurse said, “Stage 3 cancer.” Tiffany, his wife, met it head-on: “I will beat this. The greater the dragon we slay, the more epic our life story becomes.” That vow became direction. They turned promises into daily action; Tiffany earned her PhD and now runs a clinical-trial research lab. In his talk, Coach Heck invites audiences to meet their own glitch with courage: When the dragon roars, remember your promise. Step back into who you swore you were and take the next step that makes your story epic. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx